[SOLVED] easy one regarding forms

[Lodius2000]

so the question is easy, i have a feeling the answer may not be so much

 

regarding forms, some websites, like google for example have their search field active, so that all you must do is type google.com in your address bar, press enter and start typing your search query, where like this site, when you click new topic, one would think that subject would be the active field, allowing you to start typing the title of your post, but it is not, forcing the user to click the field or tab to it, how do you make a field active like google, or countless other sites do

 

Thanks in advance

[whizard]

javascript:

 

<script language="JavaScript">

<!--

 

document.the_form.u_input.focus();

 

//-->

</script>

 

HTH

Dan

[realjumper]

With JavaScript....

 

    <script language="JavaScript">
    document.form_name.text_area_name.focus();
    </script>

[Lodius2000]

so the doccument is called index.php

form name is register

field name is username

 

index.php.register.username.focus();

 

or

 

index.register.username.focus();

 

also where in index.php does this script go, in the head right

 

//i know NOTHING about javascript

 

thanks

 

[whizard]

index.register.username.focus();

 

should be

 

document.register.username.focus();

 

document is a keyword. since theres only one document, it automatically assumes its the current file. This goes in the body, wherever. (with the <script> tags around it, obviosly)

 

HTH

Dan

[Lodius2000]

k thanks, that makes sense

 

 

EDIT:

 

quick note, I determined, at least in my document that the js needs to go after the form so that the form name and field name are defined, so the js is near the end of my document, but it does work beautifully